The New French Forum

Probably one for JAF methinks.

All the breakdowns are happening while deliveries are a problem :(

The heating element for the night storage heater in my bathroom has blown, I cant find the exact same as it was German manufactured unless anyone here manages, this is the existing which has a flange to stop it dropping downwards and spade...

Electronics problem. Any useful tips please?

We have just got back home after being away. The house has bee locked up for four months.

The morning I tried to operate the electric driven store, or blind to provide a little shade vial the control unit.

Marked on the back as jelly meter A E5247

Code 000 20317.

The shade started to extend. I went...

Can't seem to find anything in the French Regulations on Earth Clamp label colours, in fact can't find anything that says they should be labeled, UK convention is:

Red is (EC14)... for normal areas not subject to moisture.
Blue (EC15 or similar).... for areas prone to moisture (bathrooms/outside etc...)
Yellow/Green is designed to be suitable for...

For those who wish to do one, Microsoft Visio have an offer on at the moment for a thirty day free trial, surprising what you can do in under thirty days, this is just the English version, I have drawn up a French version as well, my thirty days have now run out and the editing function is no longer available, but you can save as a PDF....

I heard a humming from my tableau électrique this morning and found that both the jour/nuit contacteurs were still energised, I heard them cut in with their mighty KERLUNK at 22.30 last night but they hadn't released at 06.30 this morning, checked the compteur CBE and sure enough the HP/HC relay is engaged, contacts could be stuck but they did not...

Thinking of moving my fusebox to a different location in a room I'm going to renovate. There's an ideal location on a nearby window alcove which I hope to box in and create a cupboard under the window.

Is it ok, in terms of French regulations, to put fusebox in a cupboard? Thanks

Had a look at electric rads today, they are not cheap.
Nice bathroom rad with a stone front.
I used to pay about 35 euros now you can pay 300 plus
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I note that in the 18th Edition of the UK Electrical regulations the recommendations for RCD's has changed: I wondered if there is an equivalent change to the French regulations or is the recommendation already there.

Mike
Cue RA.

Quick maths question...

6kVA seems to be around 30A according to French sites i am looking at, even at 220V 30A should give me 6600W, at 240V its 7200W, why does my linky say max/cutoff is 6000VA ? Is there some Power Factor involved?

Just Curious

JD

O.K., I accept this if for the UK and not France, but anyone looking in on this section might be interested in the following:

I have seen in the pet passport lounge of eurotunnel in Calais. A double Socket. One side French and the other Uk. Does anyone know were I can buy these from. Thanks.

Hi. I’ve read that you can’t use T&E in a french house. I understand that it needs to be double insulated. If I was to put it in grain would that be ok. ? I also understand that the earth cable has got to be the same thickness as the live and neutral. Because I already have T& E in my french property. Would it be advisable to just run alongside...

I am rewiring my garage and making a list of electrical items to buy. I would like to buy a socket with a USB charger. Why are they so expensive in France? 30/40/50 euros, when in the uk you could get a metal-clad switched double socket with 2 usb slots for less than 14 euros (Screwfix).

Am I missing something?

When renovating houses untouched for decades, you can find very strange things, mainly when it comes to Electricity !
This is an example ... The 'short-circuit 2-way switch' ( Va-et-vient en court-circuit in French):
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It was quite a common practise in very old installation as you could minimize the length of wires...

That's how it was described. :innocent:
Wonder what it would have been like if it was not re wired. :lol:
A family lived in the house.

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I am installing some new, tall kitchen cupboards against a wall. The cupboards will hide an existing power point. Can I move the power point to the side of the kitchen unit. IE I drill the side panel of the cupboard unit and run a 30cm long cable in a gaine to wire into the existing power point cables. I will put a blanking cover on the existing...

We have an electric oven, make electriq, since June 2018. It was relatively cheap.
The heating element packed in a few weeks ago and we had it replaced. Which was ok for while.
Now a new problem - it heats and bakes ok but when I turn it off a fuse blows. Also affects the washing machine and the electric parts of the gas central heating boiler....

I am getting conflicting info re cable size a d wondered if someone can help please

I have 16mm coming from the main swich to the tableau and a 16mm earth

My question is, what cable size should it be from the borne inside the tableau to each interrupteur diff

Thanks in advance

Any one have a diagram for a French phone installation, I'm in the UK at the moment and can't seem to get what I want on Google it keeps giving me UK information.

We are in the process of changing the reversible air conditioning the old one is on its last legs being 14 years old.
We got a quote from Leroy Merlin which included installation costing 1700€ the full amount being 4417.75€ then on top of that they are charging 20% VAT.
I thought the VAT rate was 10%. ? The system is a Mitsubishi system covering...

A tenant has reported to us that the hot water tank is not heating the water. I sent a plumber around to see if the hot water tank needed changing as it is 13 years old.
he has come back to us and said that the problem is the switch in the electrical box.
We are pretty fed up with tenants expecting us to foot the bill for minor repairs. If it is...

Can anyone advise please why my cheapo chinoise LED floodlamps flash every 20 seconds for about 2 milliseconds. They are 230v and well earthed. They are hotel switched 2 switches and not on telerupteurs. It would seem there is a capacitor function involved somewhere, picking up some stray volts.

My oh got her new mobile phone today.
We have spent the best part of two hours wondering why it should be provided with power leads that would not fit any socket that I have ever seen.
I just heard a Eureka moment.
Apparently the plug extends into somthing that more closely resembles a standard three pin plug. Why is it made insuch a fashion?

How much water down the river Seine the last ten years, how many words about the introduction of the French smart meter LINKY? How many believers and non-believers, little wars of religion, lack of hard facts, lack of independent research? How much finger pointing by Paris and ENEDIS to the Emperor in Brussels, he wants it? All rise now, here...